>> right. >> or figure out some other way, could run for that office himself and run against scott brown and he would be a formidable candidate. they have some democrats in massachusetts who are possible candidates. but the other piece is susan rice. i have to tell you, be she is so popular with the white house, there is no question in my mind, i've never been more certain about a nomination or the intention to nominate. not just a trial balloon. but she is being blamed by many on the hill, democrats and republicans, and the white house response to that is on benghazi, that her interviews that sunday morning, were completely the talking points given to her by the cia and she should not be blamed for that. there are democrats who say she would have a hard confirmation battle. >> right. this would look like and i always trust your reporting on these things, andrea, be that the white house is -- if not deadset on susan rice, certainly close. but there are many conservatives, republicans and kind of sort of pragmatic democrats who don't want the fight to say this is going to be a huge nomina